By Steven Blockmans, courtesy of the Centre for European Policy Studies History has shown that rogue leaders only understand the language of diplomacy when it is backed by force. With the return of great power rivalry, the EU has felt the need to gradually adapt its posture on the increasingly conflicted world stage. Last […]
Tag: GeoPolicy
U.S. tech power grab is self-defeating
“A Self-Destructive War on Chinese Software” By Julian Sanchez, courtesy of the Cato Institute Donald Trump has made good on his threats against Chinese‐owned tech companies, issuing executive orders that aim to effectively ban not only the popular video sharing app and platform TikTok, but also the Chinese‐owned messaging app WeChat as of September 20. The former is a platform for […]
Now That the U.S. Has Banned Huawei’s 5G… Will China Sell Us the Rare Earths to Build Our Own?
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor In the great U.S.-China decoupling, the U.S. picked up a key ally this week, with the UK’s announcement that it would reverse itself and ban Huawei’s 5G network, just in time for the U.S. to slap travel sanctions on Huawei employees. The implication is clear: the U.S. […]
What is “Global Britain” exactly, or even inexactly?
“‘Global Britain’: still waiting for the big reveal” By Nick Witney, courtesy of UK In a Change Europe Mystery shrouded the Prime Minister’s advertised parliamentary statement on ‘Global Britain’ yesterday. His first shot at giving substance to this favourite Brexit slogan, his Greenwich speech of 3 February, got about as far as […]
COVID-19 Deception by China Demands New Era of Global Scrutiny
By Michael Auslin, courtesy of the Mercatus Center The COVID-19 pandemic that began in Wuhan, China, has led to a sharp intensification in tensions between the United States and China. With clear evidence that Beijing covered up the extent and nature of the epidemic in its early months, using the World Health Organization (WHO) to mislead […]
Beyond the Rare Earths: Resource Security in the Post-COVID Context
By Sandra Wirtz, American Resources Policy Network “Everything is different.” It’s the constant refrain in these COVID times. But the comment cuts both ways — not just how we cope with differences imposed on us, but differences we embrace, to make ourselves and our society more resilient in the face of sudden shocks, or […]
Reaugh: Now that the World Has Stopped… A Strategic Metal Can Help Us Start It Again
By Larry Reaugh, CEO, American Manganese “You cannot make steel without manganese. And if you cannot make steel – the world stops.” That’s the glass of cold-water quote from former BHP Billiton CEO Brian Gilbertson, more than a decade ago as the world toppled into the finance-driven 2008-09 Great Recession. Fast forward to […]
The absurdity of “self-sufficiency”
By Haig Simonian, courtesy of Avenir Suisse Healthcare, travel and education are just three of the areas being reassessed following the COVID-19 outbreak. Most momentous of all, however, is the worldwide rethink about globalization. Come a global disruptor like the corona virus, and the elaborate supply chains developed by industry over recent years […]
China is wrecking Hong Kong, but tariffs won’t help
By Daniel Griswold, courtesy of the Mercatus Center One of humankind’s most dazzling and successful experiments in political economy is coming to an end. For the second half of the 20th century, Hong Kong prospered as an enclave of economic and civil freedom under the benign administration of the United Kingdom, but that freedom may […]
Hong Kong democracy movement still in China’s crosshairs
By Dr. Alexander Görlach, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs The aim is for Hong Kong to be like every other city in China: under the complete control of the Communist Party. Since the return of the former crown colony to the People’s Republic, the autonomous metropolis and hub of […]